Rotary shelf eor groceries and the like



Dec. 1924- 1,517,417

R. L. FLOYD ROTARY SHELF FOR GROCERIES AND THE LIKE Filed July 10, 1923 2 Sheets-Shoot 1 lV ikrewwew 151111 790 7 R. -L. FLOYD ROTARY SHELF FOR GROCERIES AND THE LIKE Filed July 10, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gwuvmtor Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES RAYMOND LESLIE FLOYD, OF CASCADE, IDAHO.

ROTARY SHELF FOR GROCERIES AND THE LIKE.

Application filed Ju1y 10, 1823. Serial No. 650,605.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND Ii. Frorn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cascade, in the county of Valley and State ot Idaho. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rotary Shelves for Groceries and the like, of which the Following a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in rotary shelves for groceries or the like. and has for its primary object the provision ol such a device wherein articles for sale may be supported thereon, whereby the same may be displayed to the buyers, and wherein said groceries may be removed or placed upon the shelves whenever desired.

A further object is the provision of such a device, wherein an extremely great amount of groceries may be supported within a small area and wherein the device may be also employed as a storage cabinet for numerous articles.

Yet another object is the provision of arotary shelf that is extremely simple of: construction, and one that will operate effectively under all conditions, the device including relatively few parts, and these correlated in such a manner as to reduce the possibility of disarrangement to a minimum.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the fol lowing detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a top plan View of the device.

Figure 2 is a detail vertical transverse cross sectional View, and

Figure 3 is a top plan view per se, of the supporting track-way.

Specifically referring to the drawings, my novel device embodies the provision of a vertical standard 5, preferably of piping and being anchored at 6 in a desirable manner to the floor A of the grocery store or other building.

Surrounding said standard 5 is an octagon shaped supporting track-way 7, that includes inner and outer octagon shaped links 8 and 9, respectively. At desirable points upon said inner and outer link sections oi the track-way are alined bearings it). through which extend the shafts 11 ot'roller. 12.

The rotary shelf per set embodies a lower circular plate 13. but is formed with a C(fltral opening. pendent upon which is Hanged collar ft-l, that has tree rotation around the stamlurd Secured at one end between the flanges of said collar it in a manner der' hated at 53 are radiating bars to. the opposite ends thereof beingpositioned within a pendent skirt. 17 of said plate 13. The said bars 16 adjacent their outer ends are mortiscd in circular alinement with each other. for the reception of a circular metallic track-way 18. within which engages the rollers 12. V

In spaced relation from the said circular plate 13, and in spaced relation with each other through the medium of vertical partition shelves 19, are circular shelves .20 of any desirable number, each of which are formed with a relatively large circular opening for providing a storage bin B between said shelves.

Surrounding the standard. 5 and at a point adjacent its upper end is a flanged collar 2t similar in all respects to the collar lat betore mentioned, and secured at their inner ends between the flanges of said collar preferably by bolts 22 are radiating spokes or bars '23. the outer ends thereof being secured in any desirable manner to the uppermost circular shelf 20.

The skirt portion 17 of the plate 18 is circumferentially grooved for the reception ot an endless belt 24. and is trained therearound, this endless belt being extended laterally and being in turn trained over a pulley 25 of an electric motor 26.

In view of the above description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawingsnumerous advantages of a rotary display shelf of the present character will be fully appreciated by those skilled in the art. and even though I have herein set "forth the most practical embodiment ot the invention with which I am at present familiar, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention. what I claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

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A rotary display shelf structure comprising a support, a standard mounted thereon, aframe disposed around the standard and spaced therefrom and consisting of sections disposed at angles with relation to each other, said frame being mounted upon the support, rollers ollrnaled upon the frame at the intermediate portions of the angularly disposed sections thereof, a plate journaled upon the standard and having its edge portion disposed over the frame, a superstructure mounted upon the plate, radially disposed bars applied to the under side of the plate, a U-shaped track carried by the bars and disposed under the plate, the intermediate portion of the track bearing upon the upper sides of the rollers and the side flanges thereof receiving the upper portions of the rollers between them, and an annular skirt member applied to the ends of the bars and having an annular groove adapted to receive a. belt for rotating the plate above the support.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

RAYMOND LESLlE FLOY l). 

